Promoted Southampton are top of the Championship table after defeating Barnsley 1-0 at Oakwell.
Former West Ham United striker David Connolly headed the only goal of the game after 30 minutes to send the Saints away with all three points.
Next up for defeated Barnsley is a home match against Middlesbrough on Tuesday, August 16 while Nigel Adkins's Southampton travel to Ipswich Town on the same evening.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| C | Portsmouth | 44 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 75 | 39 | 36 | 94 |
| 2 | Derby CountyDerby | 44 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 75 | 37 | 38 | 86 |
| 3 | Bolton WanderersBolton | 44 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 81 | 48 | 33 | 83 |
| 4 | Peterborough UnitedPeterborough | 43 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 84 | 56 | 28 | 80 |
| 5 | Barnsley | 44 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 79 | 60 | 19 | 75 |
| 6 | Oxford UnitedOxford Utd | 45 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 77 | 55 | 22 | 74 |
| 7 | Lincoln CityLincoln | 44 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 63 | 37 | 26 | 71 |
| 8 | Blackpool | 44 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 60 | 43 | 17 | 70 |
| 9 | Stevenage | 45 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 55 | 45 | 10 | 68 |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 44 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 50 | 53 | -3 | 62 |
| 11 | Northampton TownNorthampton | 44 | 17 | 8 | 19 | 55 | 63 | -8 | 59 |
| 12 | Wycombe WanderersWycombe | 43 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 55 | 53 | 2 | 58 |
| 13 | Exeter CityExeter | 44 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 43 | 58 | -15 | 58 |
| 14 | Bristol Rovers | 44 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 52 | 64 | -12 | 57 |
| 15 | Wigan AthleticWigan | 44 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 59 | 55 | 4 | 56 |
| 16 | Charlton AthleticCharlton | 44 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 52 |
| 17 | Reading | 44 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 63 | 65 | -2 | 50 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury | 44 | 13 | 8 | 23 | 33 | 63 | -30 | 47 |
| 19 | Cambridge UnitedCambridge | 43 | 12 | 10 | 21 | 38 | 59 | -21 | 46 |
| 20 | Burton Albion | 44 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 36 | 62 | -26 | 43 |
| 21 | Cheltenham TownCheltenham | 43 | 11 | 8 | 24 | 37 | 61 | -24 | 41 |
| 22 | Port Vale | 44 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 41 | 72 | -31 | 40 |
| 23 | Fleetwood TownFleetwood | 44 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 45 | 72 | -27 | 37 |
| R | Carlisle UnitedCarlisle | 44 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 40 | 76 | -36 | 30 |
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